Kate O'Connor aiming to topple the pentathletes she once aspired to be like

This year brought O'Connor's first senior medals for Ireland: pentathlon bronze at the European Indoors and pentathlon silver at the World Indoors. They’ve changed how she’s thinking about upcoming events.

CHASING MORE GLORY: Irish pentathlete Kate O'Connor poses for a portrait with her 2025 European Indoors Pentathlon Bronze and 2025 World Indoors Pentathlon Silver medals. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile.

The indoor campaign was a dream come true: Kate O’Connor’s first two senior medals for Ireland arriving in one sweet and savoured fortnight.

But she’s working just as hard for the encore, the Dundalk multi-eventer preparing to open her outdoor season at the World University Games in Germany on 23 July, after which all roads will lead to Tokyo for the World Championships in September.